Author name: David Ryabchikov

A Dallas Start-Up Raises $5.5 Million to Build 3-D Solar Towers

A Dallas Start-Up Raises $5.5 Million to Build 3-D Solar Towers

DALLAS—Texas has more solar power than anywhere else in the U.S. But there’s plenty of opposition to the energy resource that’s credited with helping avoid the risk of summer blackouts this year.  Chief among these criticisms is the issue of land. More often than not, roofs and lots end up often being finite spaces. For […]

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Is Europe ready to tackle solar cybersecurity risks?

Is Europe ready to tackle solar cybersecurity risks?

The EU is responding to various actions from European states and a rising concern about cybersecurity in the solar sector, as the market dominance of Chinese inverter companies grows and renewables become increasingly integrated into the European power grid. According to Uri Sadot, head of the digitisation workstream at SolarPower Europe and former cybersecurity director

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Cypress Creek Renewables reaches financial close on Colorado solar-plus-storage project

Cypress Creek Renewables reaches financial close on Colorado solar-plus-storage project

Latest Features , Interviews , Long Reads Features , Guest Blog , Long Reads Cypress Creek Renewables expects the Sundance project to begin commercial operations in late 2026. Image: Cypress Creek Renewables. US independent power producer (IPP) Cypress Creek Renewables has achieved financial close on its 75MW Sundance solar-plus-storage project in Elbert County, Colorado. The

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725MW of Australian solar-plus-storage projects advance in NSW and Queensland

725MW of Australian solar-plus-storage projects advance in NSW and Queensland

Both projects feature substantial battery energy storage components designed to provide extended grid services beyond traditional solar generation, with the Richmond Valley facility incorporating an 8-hour duration battery system. Ark Energy secures NSW approval for 435MW Richmond Valley solar-plus-storage site The NSW Independent Planning Commission has granted approval for Ark Energy’s 435MW Richmond Valley solar-plus-storage

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As EPA Stalls, States Are Left to Handle Solar Panel Waste

As EPA Stalls, States Are Left to Handle Solar Panel Waste

SAVANNAH, Ga.—What happens when a solar panel dies? The vexing question hung last week over the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) sustainability conference, the first of its kind for the nonprofit representing America’s solar industry. According to the International Energy Agency, up to 78 million tons of solar panels are expected to retire around the

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Labour slammed for ‘dictator’ approach as farmland is lost to UK’s biggest solar project

Labour slammed for ‘dictator’ approach as farmland is lost to UK’s biggest solar project

Nick Hill could be handed a compulsory purchase order for cables to be put under his land (Image: Nick Hill) The government has been labelled a “dictatorship” by furious campaigners after Energy Secretary Ed Miliband pushed through the UK’s biggest-ever solar farm on agricultural land. The Tillbridge Solar Project was approved by Labour for a

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More than 20 states sue EPA over canceled grants for solar power

More than 20 states sue EPA over canceled grants for solar power

More than 20 states sued the Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday, challenging the agency’s decision to cancel a $7 billion program that aimed to make solar power accessible to low-income households. The program, called “Solar For All,” was established in 2022 under the Inflation Reduction Act and had appropriated grants to deploy rooftop and community

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